Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Uruguay
Uruguay: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 85 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Uruguay is 85, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Uruguay peaked at 85 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73 | — |
| 2001 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 85 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.8 | 73 | 79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9 | 82 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.25 | 83 | 85 | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.8147 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Uruguay?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Uruguay was 85 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 85 in 2017.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.